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Artist Matt Haffner moves in directions old and new

May 23, 2009

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By Catherine Fox

Atlanta artist Matt Haffner has taken full advantage of the unemcumbered time afforded by his Loridans grant to push his art forward. And it’s a good thing: Compared to his new video/mixed-media works, the noirish paintings look a bit too familiar and a bit tired.

The metaphorical direction he’s pursuing needs a bit more fleshing out, but his video form has great potential.